I have an ipad and want to buy an ipad mini. Can I transfer everything over?

I have 3 ipads under one apple ID and soon to have a fourth.
I want to rearrage who has what device.
Here is how they are now:
iPad 3 16m wifi:User 1
iPad 2 16m wifi:User 2
iPad 2 16m wifi:User 3
User 4 currently has no ipad.
User 1 is getting a new ipad mini and would like to transfer everything from his iPad3 16m wifi to his new device.
User 1's old iPad 3 16m wifi is going to user 2 who would like to transfer her information from her iPad 2 16m wifi to her iPad 3 16m wifi.
User 2's old iPad 2 16m wifi will be used by user 4.
Is it possible to make this work without losing everyones photos, email, facetime etc.
Note: Each user has thier own Apple ID for Messaging, Facetime, etc. but share ONE for apps.
Thanks, Marty

If you backup and sync with iTunes, it should be no problem at all.
Each user should transfer purchases, backup and sync with iTunes one last time. I assume that you have all of your own sync settings already set up in iTunes for syncing content to each device, otherwise, each iPad would be identical in content. Just in case, I posted a couple of links that might be helpful for you at the bottom of my post. After you transfer purchases, backup and sync each device one last time, simply restore from the correct backup listed in the backup window, then sync each device after restoring from the backup.
Everything should be in place on each device except for passwords which will have to be entered again on each device. Passwords are backed up, but will only restore to the very same device when restoring from a backup, and will not restore to a new device.
The links that Kappy provided in his post are very informative and should be of help to you. Here are two links that describe backing up, restoring from a backup and transferring purchases.
How to transfer purchases into your iTunes library
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
How to backup and restore from a backup
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
These may come in handy for setting up sync settings in iTunes 11, if you haven't down that yet.
For Windows ....
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
For Mac....
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
If you are unfamiliar with iTunes 11, it helps to see the sidebar on the left side, so if needed, enable it by going to View>Show Sidebar from the iTunes menu at the top of the screen.

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